nogsam
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Swedish
Etymology
From nog (“sufficient”) + -sam (“-some”). Compare German genügsam.
Adjective
nogsam (comparative nogsammare, superlative nogsammast)
Usage notes
Archaic other than as the adverb nogsamt.
Declension
| Inflection of nogsam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | nogsam | nogsammare | nogsammast |
| Neuter singular | nogsamt | nogsammare | nogsammast |
| Plural | nogsamma | nogsammare | nogsammast |
| Masculine plural3 | nogsamme | nogsammare | nogsammast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | nogsamme | nogsammare | nogsammaste |
| All | nogsamma | nogsammare | nogsammaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Derived terms
References
- nogsam in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- nog in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)